Product Industrialization Engineer Assembly Philips Drachten

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Job Description

In this role:

You will be part of the SME team Final assembly and Electronics.

SME (site manufacturing engineering) develops and realizes world-class industrialization solutions with passion for Shavers Grooming and other Philips products. SME plans and implements equipment for product process and supply chain to improve cost agility time to volume and sustainability.

SME develops partnerships with equipment and tooling suppliers to speed up innovation and use their knowledge & state-of-the-art technologies resulting in fast & smooth product launches.

You will be responsible for:

• Initiating and overseeing process technology development activities in the context of New Product Generation as well as product and solution technology roadmap.
• Specify and outsource assembly processes tools and equipment.
• Review the activities of suppliers.
• Optimize/improve assembly production processes (automatic manual assembly lines or handling equipment)
• Defining financial impact and monitoring financials of assembly processes
• Apply and improve standard assembly and equipment procedures and supplier base management tools and methods.
• Use of DFSS improvement tools and lean manufacturing principles.
• Competence management: Improve and document knowledge in the field of Assembly and Equipment

To succeed in this role you should have the following skills and experience

Technical:

• Able to execute DFMAT (design for manufacturing assembly and testing) analysis and reports.
• Knowledge about measuring able to read and understand drawings.
• Understanding of assembly process able to execute trial runs trouble shooting and process investigations.
• Able to operate machines.
• Knowledge of shaver or One Blade application.
• Able to manage ordering realization and release new (assembly) equipment.

Generic and education:

• Bachelors or masters degree in mechanical engineering
• Minimum of 5 years experience in assembly activities preferably in mass production environments.
• Minimal Six Sigma or DMAIC trained (Green Belt) preferably certified
• Good communication skills in Dutch
• Ability to influence stakeholders and team up with others
• Decisive result driven and creative team player
• Proactive approach can-do mentality and hands on way of working.
• Can work autonomously and in teams
• Able to think in scenarios

In return we offer you

A challenging innovative and dynamic environment with great opportunities for you to explore and learn.

The experience to work in multidisciplinary teams. Working with innovative external suppliers all over the world. Product design product development and mass manufacturing on one site. This enables you to work in various projects and career opportunities.

Recruitment Process

If you are interested in this opportunity to join us please read the complete job description on our website and upload your resume and motivation letter through the Philips career site- vacancy number 568433.

Please note that the closing date of this vacancy is 24 December 2025.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the companys facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities generally at the customers or suppliers locations.
This is an onsite role in Drachten.

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